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Montclair police are looking for a stolen car last seen headed southbound on the Garden State Parkway.

Police said officers on Wednesday, Oct. 11, observed a suspicious 2016 Range Rover operating in the area of recent car burglaries. According to police, when officers approached the vehicle, it fled at a high rate of speed toward Watchung Avenue and was last observed on the Garden State Parkway southbound. Police said the vehicle was later determined to have been stolen out of Glen Ridge earlier that day.

Fight

Pine Street – Police said officers were called on Thursday, Oct. 12, to a report of a large fight. According to police, upon arriving, the crowd had dispersed and a 21-year-old Montclair man was found to have a laceration to his arm and buttock. Police said the man was transported to Mountainside Hospital by the Montclair Ambulance Unit for treatment.

Arrests

Bloomfield Avenue – Police said a 36-year-old man from West Orange was arrested and charged on Sunday, Oct. 15 with DWI.

Pine Street – According to police, a 21-year-old Montclair man was arrested and charged on Friday, Oct. 13, with aggravated assault and conspiracy after being part of a group that assaulted a 47-year-old Montclair man. Police said the victim was transported to Mountainside Hospital with a head injury.

Crescent Parking Deck – A 47-year-old West Orange man was arrested and charged on Thursday, Oct. 12 with DWI, after striking the automated parking gate in the deck, police said.

Bloomfield Avenue – According to police, a 43-year-old man from West Orange was arrested and charged on Monday, Oct. 9, with theft of clothing items from the Johari store.

Grove Street – Police said a 23-year-old man Bloomfield man was arrested and charged on Monday, Oct. 9, with DWI.

Warrant Arrests

Grove Street — A 22-year-old East Orange woman was arrested on Wednesday, Oct. 18 on open warrants out of Roseland, Irvington, and Scotch Plains totaling $1800, police said.

Burglary/Theft

Claremont Avenue — Police said officers responded to a report of an unknown individual on Saturday, Oct. 14, gaining access into the pharmacy section of a CVS, which was closed at the time, and stealing a number of bottles of cough medicine. According to police, access was gained by forcing open a portion of the counter top. Police said the main floor of the CVS was open for business during this incident.

Stonebridge Road — Police said officers responded to a report of a burglary to a residence on Saturday, Oct. 14, through an open garage. According to police, cash was taken from a pocketbook which had been left on the kitchen counter.

Cloverhill Place – According to police, officers responded to a report of a theft on Thursday, Oct. 12, of a laptop and headphones from an unlocked motor vehicle.

Grove Street – According to police, officers responded to a report of a theft of food from an unlocked delivery vehicle on Thursday, Oct. 12.

Christopher Street — Police said officers responded to a report of an attempted theft from a motor vehicle on Wednesday, Oct. 11. According to police, nothing was reported missing in this incident. Police there was no sign of forced entry.

Glenridge Avenue — Officers responded to a report of a theft of a wallet from an unlocked food delivery vehicle on Tuesday, Oct. 10, police said.

Church Street – Police said officers responded to a report of an attempted burglary to the Gumdrop Salon on Monday, Oct. 9. According to police, an employee inside the business after it had closed heard a rear window being accessed. Police said the employee observed three juveniles fleeing the area on foot. It does not appear that entry was gained to the structure, police said.

— Compiled by Ricardo Kaulessar

"Police news" is compiled by The Montclair Times from information provided by the Montclair Police Department. The information is released to the press at the discretion of the department and may not represent the total scope of police activity. All persons are presumed innocent unless proven guilty.